Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: *1* *2*
- Commentary: I think I've said quite a lot about our reactions to this movie throughout the main journal. We both find it entertaining and "feel good" inspirational.
There are a lot of movies, including many from this film's era, previous, post, and all the way through to now, that focus on populist vs. elitist politics. None of them, though, has yet approached the pointedness, pertinence and perceptiveness of this all time classic. I'll bet it will never, ever, not be a popular classic, because, at least in the United States, its story will always be contemporary.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role James Stewart Jefferson Smith Jean Arthur Clarissa Saunders Claude Rains Joseph Harrison Paine Edward Arnold Jim Taylor Thomas Mitchell Diz Moore Beulah Bondi Ma Smith Astrid Allwyn Susan Paine Ruth Donnelly Mrs. Hopper
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1939
Directed by Frank Capra.
Labels: anti-fascist, beulah-bondi, claude-rains, dramedy2, frank-capra, james-stewart, political5, romance4, shared-favorite, thomas-mitchell
